Ⅴ. 阅读短文，在空白处填入适当的词或用括号中所给词的正确形式填空。每空不超过两词。
As a middle school student, I have been trying to become a better 1. (learn). 2. general, I find hands-on activities work well for me. For example, when learning English grammar, I often use 3. (flashcard) to memorize rules, and I also do small experiments with sentence structures 4. (see) how they work.
When I meet new words, I always look 5. (they) up in the dictionary and read them 6. (aloud). My English teacher once gave us a group project: to build a simple website sharing our learning tips. It taught me to keep a steady speed, 7. I would not fall behind. I often have dialogues with my deskmate, which helps me practise 8. (speak). I believe these methods suit me well, and I'm sure I will become 9. more confident learner with these skills.
Studying takes effort, but I know every step brings me 10. (close) to my goals.

1. learner 2. In 3. flashcards
4. to see 5. them 6. aloud
7. so 8. speaking 9. a
10. closer

【分析】首先通读短文理解主旨为分享学习方法，逐个分析每个空的考点：1. 由a better可知需填名词，对应learn的名词形式；2. 考查固定搭配；3. 可数名词泛指用复数；4. 不定式表目的；5. 动词短语后接代词宾格；6. 固定搭配；7. 因果关系连词；8. 固定搭配practise doing；9. 泛指用不定冠词；10. 比较级用法。
【解析】1. 空格前有a和better，需填名词，learn的名词是learner（学习者），故填learner；2. 固定搭配in general（通常），句首大写，故填In；3. flashcard是可数名词，表泛指用复数flashcards，故填flashcards；4. 不定式作目的状语，表“为了看”，故填to see；5. look up后接代词宾格，they的宾格是them，故填them；6. read aloud是固定搭配（大声朗读），故填aloud；7. 前后因果关系，填so，故填so；8. practise doing sth固定搭配，故填speaking；9. 泛指“一个更自信的学习者”，用不定冠词a，故填a；10. 句意“更接近目标”，用close的比较级closer，故填closer。
【答案】1. learner 2. In 3. flashcards 4. to see 5. them 6. aloud 7. so 8. speaking 9. a 10. closer
【知识点】固定搭配、词性转换、非谓语动词
【点评】本题为英语短文填空，考察基础词汇运用与语法，难度适中，适合初中学生巩固知识点。
【难度系数】0.7